Equal Opportunity Employer DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS Building Inspection Division MEMORANDUM BULLETIN G-35-00 -09/22/2009 To: From: Subject: Design Professionals Thomas H. Goldsbury, P.E., C.B.O. Chief, Building Inspection Division Minimum Drawing Standards Required for Building Plans Examining Submittal ****The only update of this bulletin is to show the new codes **** In an effort to obtain more consistency in our plan review procedures, the following criteria has been developed as a guide for design professionals and related interested parties, in order to assist them in the preparation of drawings and specifications for obtaining a building permit for construction. Two sets of specifications and drawings, with sufficient clarity and detail to indicate the nature and character of the work shall accompany the application for a building permit. Such drawings and specifications shall contain information in the form of graphic drawings and sketches, notes or other written descriptions, indicating the quality of materials, where quality is essential to conformity with the technical codes. Such information shall be specific and the technical codes shall not be cited as a whole or in part. The terms, legal ; in accordance or compliance with the code ; as approved by the Building Official or equivalents shall not be used as substitutes for specific information. All information, drawings, specifications and accompanying data shall bear the legible full name and signature of the professional architect and/or engineer responsible for the design along with his/her raised seal indicating State of Florida registration. The drawings and specifications shall be in compliance with the following codes: Florida Building Code 2007-Building Florida Building Code 2007-Residential Florida Building Code 2007-Existing Building Florida Building Code 2007- Plumbing Florida Building Code 2007- Mechanical Florida Building Code 2007- Fuel Gas Florida Fire Prevention Code 2007 Edition Florida Accessibility Code for Building Construction (Fla. Bldg. Code 2007-Building Chpt. 11) Florida Energy Efficiency Code for Building Construction (Fla. Bldg. Code 2007-Chpt. 13) (Mechanical Code) National Electric Code 2005 Edition (NFPA 70-2002) (Note: the 2008 NEC will apply as of October 2009) 220 E. BAY STREET, ROOM 100 JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32202 PHONE: (904)630-1100 FAX: (904)630-2767 http://www.coj.net/pw/bid Recipient of the 2001 Governor s Sterling Award
Page Two DRAWINGS General As a minimum, regardless of the size of the project, the drawings shall display a graphic representation of the total intent of the construction project. It is mandatory that all disciplines be provided if their work is included in the project. If no work of a particular discipline is being performed, then it must be clearly stated in large bold letters on the lead sheet of the drawings. All drawings shall show code compliance. The drawings shall provide sufficient details and notes so as to convey the construction methods, materials and scope of the work to be accomplished. The drawings shall be prepared in conformity with established principles of architectural and engineering documents in accordance to industry standards. They shall be legible and drawn to scale. The minimum sheet size shall be 11 x 17. Each submittal shall include the following on all sheets: Project name and address; Name of architect and/or engineer of record clearly printed in the title block of applicable sheets; Architect of record shall individually sign and date and affix State of Florida embossed raised seal on cover sheet and all sheets of architectural drawings; Engineer(s) of record shall individually sign and date and affix State of Florida embossed raised seal on cover sheet and every sheet of his/her disciplines drawings; Each sheet shall be numbered; Each sheet shall include the latest issue date of that sheet, including revision date; The graphic scale of each drawing shall be indicated; North arrow for each plan view drawing. Minimum lettering size shall be 1/8 high and legible. Additionally, each project shall include on the lead title sheet or appropriate discipline sheet (civil, landscape, demolition, architectural, structural, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, fire protection, specialty) a symbols legend, abbreviations legend, vicinity map and site location plan. Each project, regardless of size, shall include on the lead architectural sheet a detailed building and fire code analysis indicating specific codes under which the project was designed and listing all code related items and information required to complete a plan review for purpose of issuing a building permit. Each project shall include a Life Safety Plan(s) for the entire floor or floors of the proposed construction. For projects where existing facilities are being altered, any alteration that affects or could affect the usability of or access to an area containing a primary function shall be made so as to ensure, to the maximum extent feasible, the path of travel to the altered area and the restrooms, telephones and drinking fountains serving the altered area, are readily accessible to individuals with disabilities, unless such alterations are disproportionate to the overall alternations in terms of cost and scope. Where alterations are made to provide an accessible path of travel to altered areas are deemed disproportionate to the overall alteration (when the cost exceeds 20 percent of the cost of the alteration to the primary function area) each accessible feature or element shall be clearly indicated on the drawings and a monetary value shall be
Page Three assigned to it along with the total actual or estimated construction cost of the project. This may be provided in table format. SITE PLAN AND RELATED SITE INFORMATION General site information for all projects, except for interior only work, shall include: The site plan shall indicate lot dimensions in feet; directional bearings in degrees; easements clearly delineated; names of all bounding and intersecting streets, roads and waterways; north arrow indicating true north and job north if different. The site plan shall clearly indicate all existing features that are to remain existing features to be removed and all new features. Topographical data shall be indicated on a site information sheet and shall be shown at reasonable intervals. It shall include existing and new contour lines or spot elevations relative to established grades adjacent to property on all sides and along property lines. Existing and/or new finish floor elevations for existing and new structures shall be indicated on the plans. When required by Chapter 656, Part 12 Landscape and Tree Protection Regulations of the City Zoning Code, landscape plans and drawings shall be included with the project drawings and specifications for permitting purposes. As a minimum, they shall include the information required by 656.1217. Drawings prepared by a Florida registered Landscape Architect shall be originally signed dated and sealed in accordance to F.S. Chapter 481& Rule 61G10. All existing and new overhead and underground utility lines shall be clearly indicated on a site information sheet. Included shall be water, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, fire protection, irrigation, septic tank(s), electrical, cable, gas, telephone, wells, service meters and any other lines, above or below ground level, that convey services to the property, structures or items located within the limits of construction for the project. For additional information, see attached PROCEDURES FOR SUBMITTAL OF PRELIMINARY AND FINAL CIVIL PLANS. ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS AND RELATED BULDING INFORMATION Architectural and building drawings shall contain sufficient information and detail so as to convey graphically, with notes, the plan layout of each space, including circulation and room sizes; construction methods and materials; and specific scope of construction work to be accomplished. The drawings shall include as a minimum: Floor plan(s) indicating space names, dimensions, partitions (delineating fire rated walls and doors), stairs and ramps with directional arrows (up/down), fixed equipment, wall sections and detail cuts, emergency egress windows and handicapped toilet(s). Schedules indicating door size, type and hardware; window size and type; room finishes for floors, walls, base, wainscot and ceilings; wall types of construction, special equipment and fixtures.
Page Four Exterior elevations of all sides of building indicating vertical elements and horizontal projections; doors, windows, louvers and other openings; materials for wall, roof and other elements; roof pitch; vertical distance between floors and finish grade elevations. New structural elements, sizes and location when separate structural drawings are not provided. Key plan for interiors only work or where plans are broken down into separate units, indicating the location on the overall building floor where the work is being performed. Building sections of every major wall/floor/roof condition indicating vertical dimensions and horizontal projection dimensions; exterior and interior wall, floor, and ceiling finishes; footing and foundation construction; all applicable structural elements; all fire proofing and fire stopping materials; insulation material; structural connectors and reinforcing; stairwells, elevator shafts, escalators; nail sizes and spacing for roof and wall sheathings; identify and cross reference each section detail cut on plans. Details of special conditions; features; connections; assemblies; floor, wall and roof intersection and framing; fire proofing/rating materials and construction; identify and cross reference each detail cut on plans, sections and elevations. Interior elevations of major or special conditions indicating vertical and applicable horizontal projecting dimensions; walls, bases, wainscots, doors, windows and special features materials identified. Reflected ceiling plans indicating ceiling materials; suspension system; lighting; HVAC grills, registers and diffusers; differences in vertical ceiling planes and soffits; special features or items. Roof plan(s) indicating roof surface materials; roof surface slope; drainage structures or devices such as roof drains, scuppers, gutters, rain leaders; roof mounted equipment such as HVAC equipment, sky lights, hatches, ladders; walkway pads; special equipment and devices; penthouses. Furnishings plan(s) when applicable, indicating all fixed and movable furniture, seating, tables, etc., that may impact safe exiting of spaces and the building in case of an emergency. Life safety plan(s) to indicate path and length of travel, vertical and horizontal, to safe exiting. Delineate all fire rated walls and doors and provide rating designation. Indicate rated ceilings where applicable. Information indicating compliance with accessibility for physically handicapped shall be clearly indicated on all applicable plans, elevations and details. UL label or approved testing laboratory listing number with applicable details. STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS AND RELATED INFORMATION Structural drawings shall contain sufficient information and detail so as to convey graphically, with notes, the plan layout for the various structural components for foundations, basements, floors, roofs and penthouses. This shall include, but not necessarily be limited to: Foundation plans and details Floor framing plans and details Roof framing plans and details The plan drawings, except for larger scale details, shall be drawn at the same scale and orientation as the architectural floor plans.
Page Five All structural elements shall be clearly indicated, including sizes, reinforcing, connections, columns, beams, girders, rafters, trusses, decking, openings, blocking, bracing, sheathing, anchoring, dimensions and elevations. Sufficient section cuts and details, with appropriate notes, shall be included so as to define the complete structural scope and construction methods and materials for the project, including shear walls. Provide sufficient notes and calculations as necessary to describe the structural design used to comply with applicable building code. This shall include criteria for all loading conditions, including wind, soil bearing capacity, materials stress capacities and similar design factors. Structural floor plans shall indicate live load design criteria. All sheets shall be individually signed, sealed and dated by a Florida registered engineer competent to practice structural engineering. MECHANICAL DRAWINGS AND RELATED INFORMATION Mechanical drawings shall contain sufficient information and detail so as to convey graphically, with notes, the plan layout and details for the various mechanical equipment and components for heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, gas systems, compressed air systems, medical support systems and similar systems. This shall include, but not necessarily be limited to: Duct layout, including diffusers, grills, vents Equipment location Piping layout Section cuts through building and related equipment Large scale details of special conditions, connections, penetrations and similar construction requirements. The plan drawings, except for large-scale details, shall be drawn at the same scale and orientation as the architectural floor plans. Sufficient section cuts and details, with appropriate notes, shall be included so as to define the complete HVAC system scope of work and construction methods and materials for the project, including valves, piping and insulation. All fire rated walls, partitions, ceilings and penetrations shall be indicated clearly on the mechanical plans. All fire dampers shall be indicated. Access for resetting fire dampers shall be indicated. Projects with roof mounted equipment shall have sufficient structural members and connections so as to safely carry the additional loads imposed by the equipment. (Appropriate structural drawings shall be signed and sealed by the structural engineer.) All sheets shall be signed individually, sealed and dated by a Florida registered engineer competent to practice mechanical engineering. PLUMBING DRAWINGS AND RELATED INFORMATION Plumbing drawings shall contain sufficient information and detail so as to convey graphically, with notes, the plan layout and details for the various plumbing piping, equipment and components for the plumbing system. This shall include, but not necessarily be limited to:
Page Six Sanitary piping layout, including riser diagrams Domestic water piping layout, including riser diagrams Location of all fixtures, fixture schedule and fixture count summary as per Florida Building Code Plumbing. Roof drains and piping layout with sizes and secondary means of discharging roof top rain water The plan drawings, except for large-scale drawings, shall be drawn at the same scale and orientation as the architectural floor plans. Piping layouts, riser diagrams and details shall be included so as to define the complete plumbing system scope of work and construction methods and materials for the project, including valves and backflow preventors. All sheets shall be individually signed, sealed and dated by a Florida registered engineer competent to practice plumbing engineering. ELECTRICAL DRAWINGS AND RELATED EQUIPMENT Electrical drawings shall contain sufficient information and detail so as to convey graphically, with notes, the plan layout and details for the various wiring, equipment and components for the electrical, communications and data systems. This shall include, but not necessarily be limited to: Lighting fixtures layout, including circuits and fixture schedules Power devices layout, including circuits and schedules Communications devices layout, including schedules Data (computer) devices layout, including schedules Fire alarm and security devices layout, including schedules. The plan drawings, except for large-scale drawings, shall be drawn at the same scale and orientation as the architectural floor plans. Wiring diagram drawings shall include circuits, conduct sizes, panel sizes, service disconnect locations, conduit sizes and grounding. Provide load calculations National Electrical Code. Lighting plans shall indicate all electrical light fixtures, emergency lights, exit lights, switches, circuiting and lighting panels. Power plans shall indicate all receptacles, smoke detectors, electrical equipment, including HVAC equipment, and service panel and disconnects. Include all panel schedules, fixture schedules and special electrical equipment schedules. Layouts, risers, diagrams, details and schedules shall be included so as to define the complete electrical, communications, data, fire alarm and security systems scope of work and construction methods and materials for the project. All sheets shall be individually signed, sealed and dated by a Florida registered engineer competent to practice electrical engineering. FIRE PROTECTION DRAWINGS AND RELATED INFORMATION Fire protection drawings shall contain sufficient information and detail so as to convey graphically, with notes, the plan layout and details for the various fire protection systems.
Page Seven For existing buildings, this shall include drawings or a complete description of existing fire alarm system, fire protection sprinkler system and related information so as to easily determine the level and adequacy of the existing fire protection system as it relates to the new construction work. For new buildings or additions to existing facilities, this shall include plan drawings, at same scale and orientation as the architectural floor plans, indicating the type and location of all proposed sprinkler heads. Design criteria shall also be included with the permitting documents. For commercial cooking facilities, a fire suppression system shall be indicated. Certified shop drawings of the fire protection sprinkler system shall be submitted to the Mechanical section for review by the Fire Marshall prior to issuing a Mechanical Permit. SPECIFICATIONS Specifications shall be provided for projects in order to define, the scope of work included; the quality of materials where they are essential to the conformity with the various technical codes; and methods of construction indicating how the materials are to be installed, assembled and erected to conform with the various technical codes. For small projects, where this information can adequately be described, it may be included on the drawings. For larger projects that require more detail and written explanation as to scope, materials and methods of construction, written specifications in a bound book will be required. (Architect and engineers shall sign, seal and date the cover of the bound specifications.) REVISIONS/CHANGES It is not unusual that changes may become necessary to a project thus causing revisions to the drawings and specifications. Recognizing this, the following must be adhered to in order for the documents to be re-examined and approved by the Plans Examiner in an efficient and expeditious manner. All drawing changes shall be made on the original sheets. No 8 ½ x 11 or supplementary sheets shall be accepted. All revisions and changes shall clearly stand out from the rest of the drawing on the sheet as a revision by way of completely encircling the change with clouding. The revision shall also be identified as to the sequence of revision by indicating a triangle with the revision sequence number within it and located adjacent to the cloud. You have received this email bulletin because you have subscribed to the City of Jacksonville s Building Inspection Bulletin Notification Service. If you have received this email in error or desire to be removed from the service, please reply to this email with the word PWUNSUBSCRIBE in the Subject line of the email and you will be removed from the service
Page Eight The revision date and revision sequence number shall also be indicated in a conspicuous location in the title block for each sheet on which a revision for that sequence occurs. For projects still in the initial review stage and permit pending, all sheets with revisions shall be inserted into each set of drawings. The original sheet(s) are to be removed from the set and discarded. Complete new sets of drawings will not be accepted. In addition to the above, all changes and revisions shall be listed on an 8 ½ x 11 cover sheet(s), indicating the project name, owner, design professional, revision number and date and temporary permit number or actual permit number whichever is applicable. The listing shall include a brief description of the change and on which sheet it occurs. All documents shall be signed, sealed and dated by the appropriate architect or engineer of record. If changes are made after a permit has been issued, the City archive set shall accompany the two copies of revised drawings. DO NOT INSERT SHEETS INTO THE CITY ARCHIVE SET. Changes to the specifications shall be on 8 ½ x 11 paper, indicating the project name, owner, design professional, revision number and date and temporary permit number or actual permit number whichever is applicable. Each change shall be numbered and list section, paragraph and sentence(s) in the specifications in which change occurs. ADDITIONAL RELATED INFORMATION Bulletin G7-98:Requirements for Signing, Sealing and Submittal of Construction Documents Bulletin G-29-03:(G25-00 Revised) Demolition Permits Bulletin G-34-00: Implications of the Charter Amendment on Minimum Standards for Tree Protection Bulletin G01-02: ADA Review Bulletin L02-01: Ordinance 2001-161-E Invasive and Nulsance species Bulletin L04-01: Tree Barricades-Residential Subdivision Bulletin L01-02: Tree Mitigation under 11.5 Inches Bulletin L02-02: Additional Clarifications Regarding Mitigation Costs and Mitigation Ratios Bulletin G08-03 (Revision G10-98): Procedures for Obtaining Site Clearing Permits. Bulletin G11-03: Accessible Routes to Exist and Entrances for Site Development Bulletin L01-03: Clearing For and Use of Silt Fences for Tree Barricade Bulletin L02-03: Clearing protection and Related Expenses Trust Fund Contribution No Tree Verification Affidavit Landscape Plan Review Comments Procedures For Submittal or Preliminary and Final Civil Plans (Development Management Group). THG/mg
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